Post by jill on Aug 12, 2005 0:25:55 GMT -5
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Kinda short, but Cillian and Rachel say a little about each other. Also, Cill talks about 'Sunshine'!!
Kinda short, but Cillian and Rachel say a little about each other. Also, Cill talks about 'Sunshine'!!
The Not-So-Friendly Skies
McAdams and Murphy take the 'Red Eye.'
August 11, 2005
"Red Eye" is one of two thrillers coming out over the next few months you shouldn't catch on a plane for obvious reasons ("Flightplan" is the other).
The Wes Craven-directed thriller features up-and-comer Rachel McAdams (recently seen in "Wedding Crashers") as a seemingly everyday hotel manager who is trapped on an overnight flight by a hit man (Cillian Murphy of "Batman Begins"). His agenda? He wants her to assist him in killing a guest at her place of employment. A majority of the movie takes place in a confined plane and it's a testament to the talent of the actors, and their chemistry, that the tension between them is genuine.
"It was quite an intense piece for us on that plane ... being at odds with each other," McAdams says. "When the camera was off, [Cillian] was just lovely and such a gentleman. But as soon as the camera was on he was convincingly terrifying. There is a real sense of danger when he's acting and that's great to connect to."
Rachel's talent wasn't lost on Murphy either.
"Because we're spending so much time sitting next to each other, you need to get on and she's so cool, you know," he says in his Irish brogue. "It's just always great to get on with people and to admire them. And to go, 'This is a really, really good actor I'm working with here.'"
Unlike her previous roles, McAdams engages in some physical action sequences this time around. Murphy's experience in this field left quite an impression.
"He's really great at getting shot and getting wounded, bullets ricocheting off his shoulders," McAdams says. "And I loved the action. I would love to do more."
Her character definitely gives as much as she gets, but too many details might spoil the movie.
Luckily, both actors have some other good movies on the horizon. McAdams is starring in the November ensemble drama "The Family Stone" with Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson. Murphy is currently rehearsing a new movie with his "28 Days Later" director Danny Boyle, called "Sunshine."
"It's about a spaceship going towards the sun in the future. They have to reignite it. It's dying," Murphy says of the picture that also stars Michelle Yeoh and Chris Evans. "Danny's just amazing. He's a real visionary. I was delighted ... to work for those guys again because the first experience was so good."
One project you might be surprised to see McAdams in -- if she gets her wish -- would be a live action version of an old '80s cartoon.
"'Thundercats' was on this morning! There is DVD box set coming out," she says as her face completely lights up. "I would love to play Cheetara."
Picture McAdams in that tight-fitting outfit ... What studio executive would say no to that?
"Red Eye" opens nationwide August 19.
McAdams and Murphy take the 'Red Eye.'
August 11, 2005
"Red Eye" is one of two thrillers coming out over the next few months you shouldn't catch on a plane for obvious reasons ("Flightplan" is the other).
The Wes Craven-directed thriller features up-and-comer Rachel McAdams (recently seen in "Wedding Crashers") as a seemingly everyday hotel manager who is trapped on an overnight flight by a hit man (Cillian Murphy of "Batman Begins"). His agenda? He wants her to assist him in killing a guest at her place of employment. A majority of the movie takes place in a confined plane and it's a testament to the talent of the actors, and their chemistry, that the tension between them is genuine.
"It was quite an intense piece for us on that plane ... being at odds with each other," McAdams says. "When the camera was off, [Cillian] was just lovely and such a gentleman. But as soon as the camera was on he was convincingly terrifying. There is a real sense of danger when he's acting and that's great to connect to."
Rachel's talent wasn't lost on Murphy either.
"Because we're spending so much time sitting next to each other, you need to get on and she's so cool, you know," he says in his Irish brogue. "It's just always great to get on with people and to admire them. And to go, 'This is a really, really good actor I'm working with here.'"
Unlike her previous roles, McAdams engages in some physical action sequences this time around. Murphy's experience in this field left quite an impression.
"He's really great at getting shot and getting wounded, bullets ricocheting off his shoulders," McAdams says. "And I loved the action. I would love to do more."
Her character definitely gives as much as she gets, but too many details might spoil the movie.
Luckily, both actors have some other good movies on the horizon. McAdams is starring in the November ensemble drama "The Family Stone" with Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson. Murphy is currently rehearsing a new movie with his "28 Days Later" director Danny Boyle, called "Sunshine."
"It's about a spaceship going towards the sun in the future. They have to reignite it. It's dying," Murphy says of the picture that also stars Michelle Yeoh and Chris Evans. "Danny's just amazing. He's a real visionary. I was delighted ... to work for those guys again because the first experience was so good."
One project you might be surprised to see McAdams in -- if she gets her wish -- would be a live action version of an old '80s cartoon.
"'Thundercats' was on this morning! There is DVD box set coming out," she says as her face completely lights up. "I would love to play Cheetara."
Picture McAdams in that tight-fitting outfit ... What studio executive would say no to that?
"Red Eye" opens nationwide August 19.
I'm kind of a bad writer haha but...yeah. my take on the accent.